Overview
- The appointment, published Wednesday, March 25, in El Peruano under Supreme Resolution No. 122-2026-PCM, carries the signatures of President José María Balcázar and Prime Minister Luis Arroyo Sánchez.
- The resolution ends the tenure of Alejandro Oviedo Echevarría, who had led the agency since May 31, 2025 under the prior administration.
- Yonny Ramírez Aguilar is a retired Police Colonel who left active service on September 7, 2025 after reaching the PNP age limit of 61.
- DINI serves as Peru’s main hub for strategic intelligence that supports national defense, internal security, and protection of the constitutional order.
- Peru21 characterizes the change as setting a new course for security and defense, while El Comercio stresses the formal record and Ramírez’s police background.